Underground Manchester: Secrets of the City Revealed

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There was such a buzz around these events every time they were on. The dilemma of what to wear, when to go, where to meet, what time the performances were on, who was Queen of the night (the winning performer that night) was honestly playing on a loop in my head everyday.” Ali Saeedian

Victoria Arches, used as a WW2 air-raid shelter (Image: Keith Warrender) Read More Related ArticlesInterestingly, the pub started life as a Church before becoming a Women’s Prison – indicating that a direct passage to the Cathedral would have been highly advantageous to any priests or bishops that didn’t want to mix with the peasants on the streets above.

But Mark says his biggest fascination lies with the Guardian Telephone Exchange, a 1950s nuclear bunker designed to safeguard cold war communications. When built, it was such a secret that it was classified under a ‘D Notice’ to prevent the media from writing about it.And he turned to me and said, ‘Okay, I’ll give it to you for three months, will you do it?’ I was like, ‘Okay’.” The layout inside had balconies overlooking the dance floor area – after all, it was an old amphitheatre. Located inside the Theatre Royal building on Peter Street, it became Discotheque Royale in the ’70s, before it was rebranded as Coliseum and later, M-Two. The club closed its doors for good in 2009. Dave McLaughlin

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As anyone who knows me will tell you, I have clearly done very little in the way of research on all of this – most of my information has come from the excellent graft of Keith Warrender author of Underground Manchester: Secrets of the City Revealed and Below Manchester: Going Deeper Under the City– two excellent books that explore the spaces beneath our feet.Metrolink scores 6/10 (and that's according to the bosses)". Manchester Confidential. 22 February 2010. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012 . Retrieved 11 December 2011. The Grotto can be found on Lower Peel Avenue, near the Dolphin Fountain. ‘Whispering Winter’ inclusive sessions are also available for those families who prefer a more relaxed experience. Slater, Chris (8 November 2016). "Watch: The route taken by Manchester's new water taxis". Manchester Evening News . Retrieved 28 August 2020.